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War With A Mate

War With A Mate

By: Andy and James
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Join Andy and James as they finish an unfinishable board game and whine about it.

SPI’s The Campaign For North Africa is a comically complicated board game that feels like a practical joke. It was published in 1978, and to this day it remains unfinished. For some reason (perhaps masochism), Andy and James will be playing the 1,500 hour board game to completion - no matter the toll on their minds

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Episodes
  • Episode 31: Who Did This?

    Episode 31: Who Did This?
    Jul 4 2025

    Decisive assault in Operation Stage Two has left James reeling from some very heavy losses on the ground, leaving Andy braced for what could be a disproportionate response. Looking at some of the more formidable units in the history segment, Andy treats us to some information on the 28th Māori Battalion. An episode that…wait, what is this? Who did this?!
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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Episode 30: The War Room, Part 1

    Episode 30: The War Room, Part 1
    Jun 27 2025

    Batten down the hatches friends, it’s time for the guys to unfurl the battle plans and look at the current state of play. Quite the different approach this week as Andy and James reflect on 100 days of playing The Campaign For North Africa, what they’ve experienced and what the future holds.
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Episode 29: The Dogfight At Mersa Matruh

    Episode 29: The Dogfight At Mersa Matruh
    Jun 20 2025

    Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s actually 48 planes to be precise, and they’re blowing each other out of the sky! Andy and James tackle their first bit of air combat as James’ bombing run hangs on the line. Amongst this high octane action, we also travel back in time to the conclusive history segment focused on the Long Range Desert Group.
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    1 hr and 9 mins
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These guys spend a lot of time saying in the first 10 episodes how they aren't making progress, but I 100% believe that this is an accurate representation of how it feels to play this game. There is a bar for entry here. You do need to know what the board game they're playing and why it's such a herculean task, but you're gonna want to be able to say you've been listening since the first year of this decade long adventure.

Seriously, this is a bizarre quest they've set off on and I want to know how it ends.

The Campaign for North Africa: The Desert War 1940-1943

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